Oleksii V. Malchenko

Soldier Oleksii Malchenko (call sign Yosya) died on June 22, 2023, while performing a combat mission near the village of Tyahynka, Kherson region. The defender was 34 years old. Oleksii was born in Odesa. He obtained the profession of a forklift driver. He worked in his specialty at the Pivdennyi port. In his free time, he loved to tinker and relax with his family. He lived in Yuzhne. "Cheerful, kind, honest, open, brave, hardworking, polite, friendly. He sincerely loved animals. The best, loving son. He adored his only daughter Anastasiia," said his mother Liudmyla. The defender was buried in Yuzhne, Odesa region. Oleksii is survived by his mother, brother, wife, and daughter, who was 9 years old at the time of his death. Soldier Oleksii Malchenko was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage III degree. The warrior was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the City of Yuzhne". In the city, on the facade of school No. 2, a memorial plaque was installed in honor of the fallen defender.